Madrid, Spain (EFE) – The United States embassy in Madrid said Tuesday that coordination on security matters with Spanish officials has prevented numerous possible terrorist attacks, including an al-Qaeda plan to use drones to deliver explosives to cities in Europe.

In a communiqué, the U.S. Embassy in Madrid made a summary of the main points that FBI Director James Comey discussed with Spanish police and judicial leadership during his recent visit.

Cooperation in security matters between the two countries has been "essential" for blocking a number of attacks over the past 10 years in the U.S., Spain, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, the embassy said.

Specifically, the text mentions that an exchange of information averted an al-Qaeda plan to use drones to deliver explosives in Spain and Europe.

With regard to other transnational threats, the FBI stressed the "excellent" relations with Spanish authorities in the war on drugs that secured, among other achievements, the arrest of four kingpins of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel.